A gig at Rock City was called off after violence broke out between a band and security guards in front of a packed audience.

Videos have appeared on social media showing bouncers removing members of the audience after they tried to crowd surf on to the stage, prompting the band Neck Deep to get involved last night, October 9.

Following the confrontation with door staff, the Welsh band - who had only played two songs - left the stage and chose not to play any more songs, the crowd then also refused to leave the venue and shouted at the bouncers.

In a statement, Rock City owners DHP Family said: "We are currently still fully investigating the incident.

"It appears that the band took exception to the way the Rock City security were handling fans who were crowd surfing into the pit and attempting to get on stage.

"This unfortunately escalated into a physical confrontation between the band and the security staff. Having reviewed the CCTV footage and spoken to witnesses, it doesn't appear that the security staff were disproportionate in their response to the crowd surfing.

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"We take the safety of our customers very seriously and constantly review our crowd management policy. Of course, we know how disappointing this has been for the fans who didn't get to see the band play."

Neck Deep at Rock City

Dan Quinnell, 20, who studies broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University, said: “It was a total mess. I was in shock, I didn't know what was going on.

"We all waited there after the band had left until the lights came on and they told us to leave."